tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43935385551133527332024-03-18T21:56:20.394-07:00Our English ClassJennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-60448793688981533132007-11-12T02:07:00.000-08:002008-08-09T05:50:16.526-07:00SyllabusDear Students,<br /><br />We have only one more month and classes finish. Below you will find our Syllabus.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Tenses:</span> Present, Present Continuous, Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Future.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Prepositions:</span> In, on, at about, of, by, behind, in front of, opposite, between, among, before, after, during, etc.\<br /><br />Articles and Quantifiers<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Functions:</span> Give opinions, reasons, agree, disagree, emphasize etc.<br /><br />Make and Do<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Modal Verbs</span>: can, could, may,might, have to, must, need to, should, will, would<br /><br />Prefix: un, in, im<br />Suffix: -ly,-en,-able,-ful,-al, -y,-an,-ish,-er,-or etc.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Linkers:</span> after, before, because, so, but, when, while<br /><br />Indirect Speech<br /><br />Ing to Infinitive<br /><br />Comparisons<br /><br />Passive Voice<br /><br />Conditionals<br /><br />Yes, no<br /><br />Wh and Indirect questions<br /><br />Vocabulary (Units 1-15)Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-41248448277459474632007-10-07T19:20:00.000-07:002007-10-07T19:41:01.410-07:00Learning VocabularyYou can start taking a look at all the different possibilities you have online to learn English.<br /><a href="http://www.languageguide.org/english/fr/">Language Guide </a>is a fun tool to learn vocabulary<br /><br />Learning vocabulary daily will help you improve your English. Suscribe to <a href="http://www.english-daily.com/">Learn English Daily</a> and start learning new words everyday.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/">Learning Edge </a>is great to improve your vocabulary. Once we have our new computers installed at school we will be able to watch and listen to this site.<br /><br />Another great way of learning vocabulary is with Hangmans.<br /><a href="http://www.manythings.org/hmf/">Flash Hangman games for ESL students</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.1-language.com/eslhangman/">Online ESL Hangman</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/hangman.htm">English Club</a><br /><br />If you are a visual learning you must try looking for words with <a href="http://www.visualthesaurus.com/">Visual Thesaurus</a>Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-43256315547244031482007-09-30T18:33:00.000-07:002008-12-10T11:24:19.063-08:00Applying for a job<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RwBU5XcUGtI/AAAAAAAAADo/oXx6xt0u7gk/s1600-h/job+interview.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116182521214933714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RwBU5XcUGtI/AAAAAAAAADo/oXx6xt0u7gk/s320/job+interview.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Dear Students,<br /></div><div>Last class many of you were interested in learning about how to apply for a job. Below you will find many interesting links with great suggestions and many things to consider before applying for a job.</div><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://content.monster.com/articles/3478/19162/1/home.aspx">Six Must-Ask Interview Questions</a> Six Interview Questions that must be taken into account.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/interview/Six_common_job-interview_questions__20061109-090925.html?subtopic=Interview+Preparation&ref=ssp">Six Common Job-Interview Questions</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.quintcareers.com/interview_question_database/interview_questions.html">The 109 Typical Job Interview Questions</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.job-interview-questions.com/samples.htm">Job interview questions</a> You will also find the anwers to the questions in this link.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobapplications/a/jobapplication.htm">Job Applications: Online, Direct, Email, Samples, Forms</a> Here you will find a lot of job applications samples and will learn how to complete the job application form.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-32575036612561593962007-09-16T19:52:00.000-07:002007-09-16T19:59:26.471-07:00Play 20Q<p align="center"><a href="http://www.glittergraphicsweb.com/"><img src="http://www.glittergraphicsweb.com/img/hello15.gif" border="0"></a><font size="1"><a href="http://www.glittergraphicsweb.com/">Glitter Graphics</a><br><a href="http://www.freelayoutsnow.com/">MySpace Layouts</a></font></p><br /><br />Let´s see who is more intelligent the computer or you.<br /><br />Work in pairs to <a href="http://www.20q.net/">Play 20Q</a>.<br /><br /><strong><strong>Good luck and I hope you win!!</strong></strong>Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-2784753455669127822007-09-03T08:23:00.000-07:002008-12-10T11:24:19.388-08:00Learning Circles<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RtwnGnKuj1I/AAAAAAAAACc/0tHJuOHdKk4/s1600-h/learningcircles.jpg"><span style="color:#009900;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105999072077975378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RtwnGnKuj1I/AAAAAAAAACc/0tHJuOHdKk4/s320/learningcircles.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#009900;"> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Welcome back to school!!!!<br /></span></strong></span><br />This second half of the year we will start working with Collaborative Projects. Take a look at <a href="http://iearn.org/">IEARN</a> a non-profit organization that fosters the use of new technologies in the classroom.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>What is a Learning Circle?<br /></strong></span><em>It is team of 6-8 teachers and their classes joined in the virtual space of an electronic classroom. The groups remains together over a 3-4 month period working on projects drawn from the curriculum of each of the classrooms organized around a selected theme. At the end of the term the group collects and publishes its work. Then, just as any class of students does, the Learning Circle comes to an end. Each session begins with new groupings of classes into Learning.<br /></em><br /><br />We will start this collaborative project in September and will finish it in December. The deadlines are very important so next class we will discuss how to present the information we must share and how to reach deadlines.<br />Happy learning!!!!Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-2759555046011287332007-06-30T00:30:00.000-07:002007-06-30T00:37:22.380-07:00Web 2.0Dear Students,<br /><br />We will be discussing the concept of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0">Web 2.0</a>. You will find interesting material to read in our Wiki.<br />For our next class take a look at the following video from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">Youtube</a> where you will listen the definition of Web 2.0 and you will watch many examples.<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nsa5ZTRJQ5w" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-4276444268609583182007-06-10T19:19:00.000-07:002007-06-12T10:33:21.677-07:00How to learn English TensesDear Students,<br /><br />You have been <span style="color:#ffcc33;">learning tenses for a long time</span>. Today I will give you a <a href="http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/english_tenses.htm">wonderful table </a>where you will find all the necessary explanations on how to use tenses.<br /><br />Take the <a href="http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/tenses1/index.php">following test </a>to see if you understoond the table.<br />Good luck!!!Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-5837251024020916442007-06-03T19:31:00.000-07:002007-06-03T19:32:31.899-07:00Learning GrammarDear Students,<br />There are <a href="http://www.starfall.com/">great sites </a>to learn English.<br />Take a look at many of the links below and enjoy your learning.<br />All the links where taken from <a href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-2INvDKU0f6GH_L6s8y5cWXOKoqU-?cq=1&l=6&u=10&mx=42&lmt=5">Libardo g blog</a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://a4esl.org/q/f/">Flash quizzes</a> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/grammar/grammar.html">Gammar quizzes</a> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://eleaston.com/gramqz-verb.html">Verb quizzes</a><br /> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/">ESL Blues</a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://www.english-test.net/#Free_English_Tests_for_ESL_EFL">English test.net</a><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/grammar.html">Interactive grammar</a><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar">English Grammar</a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/index.php">Grammar</a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html">Verb tenses</a> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm">Grammar Bytes</a> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm">Interactive quizzes </a><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/grammar/passive/index.xml">Online learning</a><br /> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/grammar/passive/index.xml">Grammar lessons</a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://www.grammarnow.com/">Grammar </a><a href="http://www.usingenglish.com/links/Exercises_and_Online_Tests/index.html">English </a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/welcome/">Road to Grammar</a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://activities.bradleys-english-school.com/">Animated grammar</a>Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-55406053537975804372007-05-08T06:06:00.000-07:002007-05-13T17:11:40.066-07:00GadgetsDear Students,<br /><br />Last class many of you were asking how to <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>add gadgets</strong></span> to your blogs. You can see a translator gadget in our classroom blog. Go the to following <a href="http://translategadget.googlepages.com/simpler.html"><a href="http://translategadget.googlepages.com/simpler.html">link </a></a>and copy the code. Then you must sign in to your blog. On your dashboard choose template.<br />A new page will open where it says"Add and arrange Page elements"<br />Below it says"Elements" in blue<br />Double click it. Choose the option HTML/JavaScript. Double click where it says add to blog.<br />Complete the chart with the following:<br />Title: Translate<br />Content: paste(pegar) the HTML code and never forget to save the changes.<br /><br /><br />Take a look at<span style="color:#33cc00;"> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?hl=en&synd=open"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Google Gadgets for your webpage</span></a>. Here you will find a long list of gadgets that you can add to your blogs. Don´t forget to copy and paste the code provided in each gadget to your blog.<br /><br />I hope to be able to translate all your blogs into different languages.<br />Miss JenniferJennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-91641755063035985912007-04-30T05:59:00.000-07:002007-04-30T06:08:14.360-07:00Armenian GenocideHello Students,<br /><br />It´s been a long time since we don´t meet. Many holidays and even a strike. As you know April 24 is a very special day for the Armenian community.<br /><br />Let´s find out what you know about this. Try to answer the following questions.<br /><br />- What is the Armenian Genocide?<br />- Who was responsible for the Armenian Genocide?<br />- How many people died in the Armenian Genocide?<br />- Were there witnesses of the Armenian Genocide?<br />- Why is the Armenian Genocide commemorated on April 24?<br />- Are the Armenian massacres acknowledged today as a genocide according to the United Nations Genocide Convention?<br />Source: <a href="http://www.armenian-genocide.org/genocidefaq.html">Armenian National Institute</a><br /><br />In your blogs answer these questions and in class we will continue discussing what happened on April 24.Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-45929654150906116182007-04-15T20:15:00.000-07:002007-04-15T20:25:47.352-07:00ToondooToday we will learn how to create a cartoon.<br /><br />• Go to <a href="http://www.toondoo.com">toondoo</a><br />• Follow carefully the instructions on how to open your own account<br />• Select your layout (you have three panels)<br />• Choose a character. Remember to always double click on the image. <br />• Then use your imagination to create the cartoon that you want.<br /><br />Take a look at my Cartoon!!! To view the three panels just place your mouse on the first picture and double click on it and then slide the mouse.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="320" align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="viewEmbed"> <br /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.toondoo.com/viewEmbed.swf" /><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="imgPath=http://www.toondoo.com/public/jenverschoor/toons/cool-cartoon-7536.jpg&goURL=http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=7536" /><br /><param name="quality" value="high" /><br /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /> <br /><embed width="400" height="320" align="middle" src="http://www.toondoo.com/viewEmbed.swf" flashvars="imgPath=http://www.toondoo.com/public/jenverschoor/toons/cool-cartoon-7536.jpg&goURL=http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=7536" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="viewEmbed" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed> </object><br /><br />You can also create you own cartoon with <a href="http://www.zimmertwins.ca">Zimmer Twin</a>.<br />I <a href="http://www.zimmertwins.ca/node/251667">created a cartoon </a>for my two Business English students.Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-55918393408318945612007-04-08T18:10:00.000-07:002008-12-10T11:24:19.646-08:00Happy Easter!!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RhmTClIF2pI/AAAAAAAAABw/6dt6WVHfW44/s1600-h/untitledbar7.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051230129607793298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 393px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 48px" height="48" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RhmTClIF2pI/AAAAAAAAABw/6dt6WVHfW44/s320/untitledbar7.gif" width="348" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RhmSpFIF2oI/AAAAAAAAABo/Ub03I6ZR8To/s1600-h/grass3c.jpg"></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RhmSpFIF2oI/AAAAAAAAABo/Ub03I6ZR8To/s1600-h/grass3c.jpg"></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div>Dear Students,</div><div></div><div></div><div>I hope you had a <span style="color:#ff0000;">great Easter together with your family</span>.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Let´s take a look <a href="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/easter2.html">how other countries celebrated Easter </a>and let´s share our own traditions.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>See you tomorrow</div><div>Jennifer</div></div>Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-88756461816194673052007-03-24T21:19:00.000-07:002008-12-10T11:24:20.189-08:00Lovely pictures!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RgX9MrGkDBI/AAAAAAAAABQ/2D6byW3Rpak/s1600-h/Puesta+de+sol.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045717351709019154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ibAoMdupBqQ/RgX9MrGkDBI/AAAAAAAAABQ/2D6byW3Rpak/s320/Puesta+de+sol.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZcubvBnxIbsp0mOIZm2zl4UXKO_OkJxSxqtywR2zcCv2XD3ccD6yGWEADsG3NFyIy04OrjYipohGmE_mmsBPBUFvm_LGyOKTWkN2XXLkwpMgiUzAt68wwDzw6NVijYWTNf-3MXNFcFS5/s1600-h/Invierno.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045716973751897074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZcubvBnxIbsp0mOIZm2zl4UXKO_OkJxSxqtywR2zcCv2XD3ccD6yGWEADsG3NFyIy04OrjYipohGmE_mmsBPBUFvm_LGyOKTWkN2XXLkwpMgiUzAt68wwDzw6NVijYWTNf-3MXNFcFS5/s320/Invierno.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Dear All, </div><div></div><br /><div>Take a look at the following pictures.</div><br /><div>Where do you think they are from? Have you ever been to a place similar to the ones on the pictures?</div><br /><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393538555113352733.post-86532081849888695572007-03-24T20:29:00.000-07:002007-03-24T21:19:44.028-07:00Welcome Class 2007<div>Dear Students,<br /><br />This year you will incorporate <span style="color:#cc33cc;">new Technologies</span> in your English classes. In <span style="color:#009900;">our Wiki</span> you will find all the tutorials and this will be our annual program.<br /><br />Happy new ride to all of us!!!<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Learning and sharing</span> the whole year.<br /><br />Jennifer</div>Jennifer Verschoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078490438052061880noreply@blogger.com0